Sunday, December 25, 2011

"Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts. No matter
how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts
and cards to be bought and given--when Christmas Day comes
there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the
same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes."

~ Joan Winmill Brown

I just wanted to wish everyone who celebrates it a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I'm so grateful for all of you, and I hope you had a fabulous day and I hope you all have an amazing year. I appreciate each and every one of you that reads my blog, follows me, and leaves encouraging comments on my posts. You're truly the reason that I do what i do here on misscouture17.

Just a quick update on January 26 2012, i'll be up and blogging next week guys, I have lots of great posts just waiting to get published, so, get pumped! :)

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Hey Everyone,
On Thursday I went to an event where i wore a medium blue dress and silver heels. I spent hours pouring over my nail polish collection trying to find the perfect shade to wear that would work with my somewhat sweet, cool toned outfit. I decided to go with something a little edgy, and the shade chosen for my Nail of the Night (NOTN)? Never Enough Shoes from Sephora by OPI.

This is definitely not your average black nail polish! It has gold and silver micro glitter in it which is definitely very visible when it's on your fingers. My only problem with this polish is the horrible formulation! The first coat was extremely streaky, sheer, watery, and looked more like a mucky brown colour. It took 3 coats to make this black shimmer opaque. So, bad formulation but love the colour!

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Hey Everyone!
If there's one celebrity I am not a fan of, it's K Stew; however, I love her makeup look in this picture, it's very glamorous and dramatic. so today's get the look is going for a look along these lines, including dramatic brows and eyes and a subtle pinky-nude lip.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Hey everyone!
So, a few days ago I wrote my December wish list, and you all asked to see my Christmas list for this year. I didn't need anything too big, so I mainly asked for small things, but I hope this post helps all of you trying to make up your own Christmas lists!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Hey Everyone,
So this months wish list isn't my Christmas list, this is a list of products that I want to personally purchase some time in December, if you'd like to see my personal Christmas Wish List leave a comment below and let me know!

As we head into the Christmas season, i'd like to share a few of my top gift choices for females. This list will include both beauty and non beauty related items, and includes both high end gifts and gifts for the person on a budget, and I made sure to add a lot of different options. So, let's get started...

Friday, November 25, 2011

Hey Everyone!
Do you ever have those days where you sleep through your alarm and find yourself rushing around in the morning with absolutely no time to spare? Yeah, me too. Just because you're running late does not mean you have to look like it, so this beauty rescue post will teach you a few easy tips and tricks for getting ready super quickly.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Hey Everyone!
One of the things I love best about Sephora is their beauty insider program. This is free to join, and basically where for every dollar you spend you get a point, once you've reached 100 points you can redeem your points for a gift, and once you reach 500 points you can redeem your points for a better gift, and you achieve VIB (very important beauty insider) status.

Today, I just wanted to share my excitement for the new 500 point gift. Everyone who's read my blog knows that I have a slight obsession with all things Dior, so you can imagine my delight when I received an e-mail telling me that the latest 500 point gift is an exclusive couture-inspired charm bracelet and mini Addict To Life fragrance, which I've been meaning to try. I happen to have over 500 points in my 'beauty bank' right now, so i can't wait to head down to Sephora and cash in my points for this awesome gift! Stay tuned for a more in depth review on both the perfume and the bracelet in the next couple weeks!

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Benefit ‘The POREfessional’ is a balm formulated to reduce
the size of pores. This balm is
oil-free, lightweight, and translucent and can be applied over or under
makeup. Benefit recommends patting it
over your t-zone and lightly blending it.

Hey Everyone,
Something that I've been really into lately is defining my lower water line with a nude eye liner. While applying my eye liner the other day I started thinking about the phases I've gone through with eye liner. From rimming it corner to corner with rich black pencils, to adding a little pop of color, and now my latest phase in lining, white or nude liner. Something I've noticed over the years is how black and white eye liner leave such different effects on your eyes, and today I thought i'd compare the two styles of lining for you.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Hey everyone,
While shopping at Sephora the other day I came across the Sephora brand Makeup Studio Blockbuster palette. This set contains:

96 Eye shadow shades

84 lip glosses

6 cream eye liners

2 eye liner pencils

3 blushes

1 bronzer

1 mascara

4 makeup applicator brushes

I purchased this for my sister as her christmas present because she's just starting to use makeup and I thought that this would be perfect for her as it includes almost everything she'll need. It includes both neutral and bright, fun shades and is perfect to create a large array of looks. It's surprisingly compact, and opens to reveal a vanity type set up, including a mirror. This retails for $49.50 US and $59.00 CND. Although the pots are a little small, it's definitely a great value.

If you like this palette, i definitely recommend putting it on your Christmas list, or purchasing it for a family member or friend aged 12+ just starting out with makeup.

UPDATE! I recently published a REVIEW and SWATCH post for this product, so check that out by clicking HERE.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Hey Everyone,
Today's NOTD is 'New Years Red-Solution' from the Sephora by OPI 'Glimmer Wonderland' collection. This varnish is a metallic golden red with gold micro glitter. The varnish in the bottle has gold veining, which refused to be captured on camera and doesn't show up on the nails! This nail polish is very opaque, I only applied one coat in the above picture. I love this color as i've never owned anything similar, and it's absolutely perfect for the holidays!

Are you looking to pick up anything from the 'Glimmer Wonderland' collection?

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Romance by Ralph Lauren…A beautiful, timeless scent that
really does remind you of romance and elegance.
I recently rediscovered this perfume after years of not touching it, and
so today I’ve decided to review it for all of you!

Sunday, November 6, 2011

EOS lip balm comes from the brand ‘Evolution of Smooth’. EOS is a spherical shaped lip balm which
comes in a variety of different flavours.
EOS claims to be 95% organic and 100% natural. Each lip balm is formulated differently and therefore
offers different benefits. In today’s
post, I’m going to be reviewing the flavour ‘Summer Fruit’.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Hey Everyone!
The Sephora Retractable Waterproof Eyeliner is a water proof
eyeliner which comes in a wide variety of gorgeous colors and delivers amazing
results for a price of $12 US...so cheap for a high end product like this. Two months ago I picked up the shade ’01 black’
so today I’m going to review it for you.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

A fragrance inspired by young romance and fronted by the beautiful Leighton
Meester, Vera Wang’s ‘Lovestruck’ has definitely struck my fancy. After an entire month of lusting after it, I
finally went out and purchased this fragrance in September and today I’m going
to review it for you.

Hey Everyone!
Lancôme’s La Laque Fever is described as a long lasting, full color lip shine
that lasts on your lips for 6 whole hours before needing to be touched up. These lip shines come in 15 beautiful shades,
but today I’m going to be reviewing the bright, sparkly delight that is ‘Electric
Pink’.

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Hey Everyone!"Inspired by Christian Dior's beloved muse, Mitzah Bricard, The Style
Empress echoes her distinguished taste and mysterious personality.
Legend has it that Mitzah wore a jungle-pattered fabric around her wrist
to hide a scar, and Monsieur Dior was fascinated by this elegant touch.
So, he introduced the pattern into his fashion collection in 1947 and
has reinterpreted it each season. Now, it's an entire beauty collection". - Sephora

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Hey Everyone!
While going through a desk in my bedroom I found my old Sally Hansen Gold Dust glitter over coat. I was ecstatic to find this because I had previously been contemplating purchasing a gold glitter over coat from OPI. I decided to pair Gold Dust with 'Ocean Love Potion', a stunning cool 'Mediterranean turquoise' from the Sephora by OPI line. What I love about 'Gold Dust' is that the chunks of glitter are small enough that Ocean Love Potion still shows through. I think that the two of these paired together look really good.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Hey Everyone!
The Urban Decay Super Saturated High Gloss lip colors is described as UD's first ever creamy, very pigmented chubby lip pencil. The line offers a range of 5 bright, fun lip colors that deliver rich, opaque coverage like a lipstick, while having a glossy finish like a lip gloss. A couple months ago I went out to my local Sephora to check these pencils out. Amazed by the bright hues and sparkles, I opted for the classic and epically named red shade, Fbomb.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Hey Everyone!
Usually I don't do tags on this blog but today I received an e-mail blast from elleandblair titled 'What's your fragrance'. Curious, I clicked on it and read through the questions. You all know that I love perfume, and scents in general, so I thought this would be a cute little tag to do, I also added 7 questions to this tag because I thought it was kind of short, and I like answering questions, so the first 5 are the original tag.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Hey Everyone!
Today's NOTD is a very interesting one. The formulation for this varnish is very sheer and very thin. What that means is that when you apply the first coat is looks like a milky top coat, providing absolutely no color, only shine. Due to that fact, Sugar Daddy was a polish in my collection which never got much use. Tonight, I realized that Sugar Daddy is a milky very neutral pink on the nails if several coats are applied. On my nails below i've applied a base coat, and 6...yes 6 coats of Sugar Daddy. I like how it's really subtle on the nails, yet very feminine looking. I think I'll definitely be wearing this previously neglected varnish more often.

Hey Everyone
So today I'm going to be reviewing Miss Dior Cherie. Initially, i wasn't planning on purchasing this fragrance ever. I had only smelled it in the bottle and in my opinion it did not smell like it was worth purchasing. It was only last month, when i actually sprayed it on my skin that i fell in love...

Friday, October 21, 2011

Hey everyone!
Today I thought it would be fun to do an every day hair routine post to show you what I do in the morning to get my hair ready for the day ahead. Also, my hair is really curly and thick naturally, and I always have people who know this fact coming up to me and asking how i get my hair so perfectly straight and thin, so i thought I'd include a kind of tutorial on how to getting perfectly straight hair that STAYS straight throughout the day.

Hey Everyone!
So, when I was a kid, i absolutely adored The Muppets. Disney's 'The Muppets' movie is coming out shortly, and as a tie in, OPI is releasing 12 limited edition nail varnishes in November to pay homage to the movie's fun and lively characters. The collection includes 2 neutrals, 4 purple-red shades, and 6 glittery polishes.

Highlighters, in my opinion, are one of the greatest makeup items ever invented. It has a way of lighting up your face and making you look more youthful and healthy. The first highlighter I ever purchased was 'Benefit High Beam'. If you have read my blog for a long time then you know that I am and always have been a huge benefit cosmetics fan, so obviously the first highlighter I decided to try was High Beam.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Hey Everyone!
Today's 'Get the Look' is for the iconic Nicki Minaj. I got the idea to do this particular GTL today when my friend mentioned that they intended to go as Nicki Minaj for Halloween. The look we're going for today is basically the one pictured below, which includes bright fun eyes, a bubble gum pink cheek, and bright fuchsia lips. So let's get started!

Hey everyone,
Have you ever invested in a really cute pair of black or even medium to dark blue jeans and had to throw them out due to extreme fading? me too. I've had a few people mention to me that after one to several wash cycles their jeans have faded from black to a kind of faded black-charcoal, or from rich dark blue to a faded kind of muddy unattractive blue. I've experienced this with 4 pairs of jeans so far, and i finally decided that enough was enough. So I did a little research and thought that today I'd share with you some tips and tricks for keeping your denim true to color.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Hey Everyone!
Today's NOTD is Essie Russian Roulette, a bright
creamy orange toned red. I absolutely love wearing this color. I feel
like it's the type of varnish that you can get away with wearing year
long. With this particular color, you can get away with applying one
coat if you're in a rush since it is fairly opaque and dries quickly.
For full opacity, i would recommend 2 coats which is what I've applied
in the below photo (along with OPI top coat). The formula on Russian Roulette is fantastic and it doesn't streak. My only problem with it is that it chips very easily.

What do you think of Russian Roulette? What's your favorite red nail varnish? Let me know below, and have a great day!

Friday, October 14, 2011

Hey Everyone! Lately, all of my favorite stores and brands have been coming out with some pretty awesome things, and my wish list is growing longer, and longer. Today I thought I would share said wish list with you all!

Picture via www.toms.com

Black Glitter Toms

For the longest time I have been contemplating buying these shoes. I love all things sparkly, and since they're simple and black the glitter doesn't look really tacky. Toms are the perfect casual shoe for school, a casual outing, and for Autumn. Plus, they're super duper cute with a cherry on top. ;)

Hey Everyone!
Ever since the first moment I swatched it on my
hand at my local Sephora, I've been in love with NARS Dolce Vita blush.
The color, pigmentation, and over all finish make it the perfect every
day Autumn blush color, and has quickly become a staple blush in my
collection.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Hey Everyone!
If you have read my blog from the beginning, then you know that I have a huge obsession with all things NARS cosmetics, especially their range of blushes. Well, NARS came out with a new palette today called the Danmari All About Cheeks palette, and trust me when i say that this is a long time coming, and i am super excited about it!

Each blush 'pot' is the size of a single NARS eye shadow, but deeper so you get more product than you do with the single eye shadows.

This palette retails for $65 US, and $70 CND. Although that might look kind of expensive, each blush is .12 OZ, and the single blushes are .16 OZ, this means that you're getting 6 blushes 3/4 the weight of a regular blush for $65-70! Whether you're a makeup artist, or blush enthusiast such as myself this is the perfect palette for you as it contains blushes for every occasion, PLUS a gorgeous bronzer and highlighter.

This palette has been released just in time for the holiday season, but is limited edition so pick up yours quickly as these are sure to sell out fast, and add it to your holiday wish list.

Friday, October 7, 2011

The majority of my perfumes are floral, fruity, and all around very girly. However, I like to have a little variety in my perfume collection, which is why I purchased Dream Angels Desire body mist by Victoria's Secret. (That and the fact that the eau de parfum was my mother's go to night time perfume, and i thought it smelled delicious)! Two years ago, i received the 2.5 OZ eau de parfum as a Christmas present, so today i'm going to review and compare the body mist and perfume. So let's just get right into it.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Hey Everyone!
Now that Autumn is officially here, the makeup, hair products and perfume that I use on a daily basis have changed drastically from what i was using during the Summer. You may recall the post i published in July which listed the products that i found myself reaching for during the Summer, well, that post received pretty good feedback, so i decided to write another 'Beauty Essentials' post for Autumn! Let's get started!